JASRAC’s AI rule makes human authorship gateway to Japan music royalties

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Japan’s main music copyright-management organization will only handle music created with artificial intelligence if there is a recognizable human creative contribution, emphasizing a requirement for disclosure of such contributions.
The royalty collection for songs involving AI is subject to a test that is primarily controlled by the creators and publishers to determine eligibility.
This stance reflects an emerging approach to handling intellectual property in AI-created music in Japan.
The article highlights the need for businesses to prepare for impending regulatory changes related to AI-generated content.
It suggests that businesses should be aware of forthcoming proposals, probes, enforcement actions, and rulings that could impact their organization and clients in various sectors including antitrust, M&A, trade, data privacy, technology, and AI.

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